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Six Nations 2016: Rory Best says he has â€˜big shoes to fillâ€™

New Ireland captain Rory Best said on Wednesday he had big shoes to fill when he leads the back-to-back Six Nations champions out to start their title defence against Wales in Dublin on 7 February.

Jan 28, 2016

News channel to get show cause notice for coverage of Pathankot terror attack

NDTV reportedly broadcast sensitive information even when two of the terrorists were alive.

Jan 28, 2016

Holocaust Memorial Day: Obama says â€˜we are all Jewsâ€™

US President Barack Obama marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, by repeating the words of US Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds taken prisoner during World War II who told his German captors, â€œwe are all Jews. The US leader also exhorted his audience to fight what he said is a rising tide of anti-Semitism around the world. Obama made his comments at the Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

Jan 28, 2016

Migrants return to Iraq after difficult process in Germany

Some Iraqi migrants, fed up with the long asylum application process, far-right violence and paltry conditions at temporary shelters in Germany, returned back to Iraq on 27 January. Women, children and men arrived in the northern Kurdish city of Erbil on one-way travel documents issued by the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin.

Jan 28, 2016

Kolkata boy survives rare 'brain-eating' disease

A 14-year-old boy in Kolkata was treated at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) hospital and is said to have recovered completely.

Jan 28, 2016

Arrested militant received Rs 6 lakh from Isis recruiter

The NIA had arrested 14 ISIS militants last week in a nationwide sweep for terror suspects before the Republic Day celebrations.

Jan 28, 2016

North Korea 'may be readying' to launch ballistic missile in a week: Report

US spy satellites have also reportedly captured increased movement of personnel inside the Tongchang-ri site.

Jan 28, 2016

Egypt: Creator of viral 25 January condom balloon video defends right to satirise the police

The condom video, created by Shady Abu Zaid, has received over 1.8 million views on Facebook.

Jan 27, 2016

Suspicious balloon-like object seen near Delhi airport

On Tuesday, a balloon-like object was shot down by an IAF fighter jet after it crossed over into Rajasthan from across the Pakistan border.

Jan 27, 2016

Isis: Israel accuses Turkey of funding Daesh for oil

Israels defence minister Moshe Yaalon said on 26 January that Islamic State (Isis) militants had been funded with â€œTurkish moneyâ€, an assertion that could hinder attempts to mend fences between the two countries after years of estrangement. Yaalon said that the Turkish government wasnt pulling their weight in the fight against terrorism.

Jan 27, 2016